Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-11-06
THE OCCULT SIDE.
Experiments Bypnoiism, MesmeTtsm,
ClsirVoy8nce and Sp,ritnslism hes
markkbie Results Reached by
MesRlerjzlug 81 Intelligent
ship Officer
Leading a Mind on Long but Successful
Journeys into Uekn0wa Lsuds-A
Boy Who Wont to Sleep

Leading a Mind on Long but Successful
Juurneyn into Unkn0wa Lsuds-A
Boy Who Went to Sleep
Correspondence Louisville Courier Journal.
CONVICTION, KY, Oct. % At tae In
transitional Congress of Physicians IN
Washington there were present several
1disting uished men OF science who had
had most memorable voyage together
on the Inman Line steamship "O1io."
They bad weathered one Of the most ter
rife midsummer gales that the North At
lantic had been disturbed by in dozen
years. But though this sight of nature
in her grandest and awiulest mood WAS
an experience OF lifetime, these SCENT
lists from various parts OF the world Wit
ne sed other phenomens out there on the
lonely sea that left deeper imprint on
their minis than the sight OF the mag
nifcent storm. An exhibition of hypnot-
ism. mesmerism, clairVoyanc5 and spirit
ualism gave an inside view OF the occult
side of nature wonderfully fascinating
and profoundly impressive.
Sailors, as we oil know, are sufficiently
superstitious, and the solemn mysteries
of the Vastly deep are quite enough TO
wake in any soul sense Of tie utter In
Significance of man, and to invest all
sights and sounds with q preternatural
moment. After that mighty storm 1t re-
quired stout heart and q hard-heeded
science to face nature before the pillows
had ceased their roll, and to demand CT
her to give up her forbidden secrets. Yet
a challenge was given by DR.. a. Stock
ham, the ship surgeon; DR.. All Dablberg,
DR.. G. G. Dodge, DR.. W. II King, DR.. W.
F. Knoll, DR.. E. W. Lee, DR.. Z. j. Mills,
Dr.. Harriet Noble Watson and DR..
Emilia de Rossi, and nature gave them
some Startling answers.
sPIRITUALISTIC DUTCHMAN.
We were not many days out from LiV-
erpool, when queer-looking Individual
s. chunky little Dutchman from the
rransvaal, South Africa-began to at
tract attention by his evident nervous
ness. He was social enough, but wholly
incapable of talking on but one subject,
and that was spirituslism. he had made
plenty Of money in the gold mines IN Al
RIGA, and he was coming to America for
the express purpose OF meeting couple
of spiritualistic writers in whose works
he had become interested. He was we'll
educated, and wss able TO discuss IN En-
glish, Dutch, French and German, IN the
most learned fashion, ell the peculiar
theories Of his faith. The physicians on
board began to study him, and Dr.. Mills
particularly sought opportunities 10 in
vestigate his mind.
This DR.. Mills hsd been connected with
the English service snd had spent some
years in Ceylon and India, and hsd gone
deeply into the mysticism OF the east.
The so-cslled occult science was an open
book to him: so be read the DuEchmRn
carefully and resolved TO experiment with
him. One night, when the seas were
high, there was mysterious movement
of the doctors towards DR.. SsOCkh&m's
cabin on the forward deck, and there in
that little cubby hole, went the profaue
Dutch medium and the prying scientists.
What uncsuny things happened there
behind the red curtain that ehut out the
night l never learned, nor an l ever
likely TO know; but I was after ward 10
vfted to a pre- arranged meeting OF the
Investigators on tie hrst-csbin deck, and
I did not miss the opportunity OF attend
ing It was the night after the great
storm, and the ship was still lurching
heavily On the gisnt swaIls. 1t Was with
difficulty that We kept our feet. But We
managed to obtain secluded spot, where
the light from the saloon gave US sufti-
cient illumination to see one enother's
faces, but yet made & shadow in which we
could stand without the Captains seeing
US if he should chance TO leave the bridge.
For tonight, as l soon learned, we were
not TO have a spiritualis.ic seanCe with
the Dutch medium, but
4 CLAIRVOYANT EXHIB .TIoN,
in which Third Officer Hill Of the ships
force was to act as the sensitive. 1t seems
he had promised q bright young lady pas
senger, who WAS interested in the0sophy,
Btavatskyism, spiEitualism, hpynotism
and all the other mysteries denounced by
the devil-dodgers or sky pilOts-as the
sailors designated cur gentlemen OF the
cloth-and the bright young lady had Sc
cured the promise Of Mr.. Hill's presence,
despite his protest that he had to relieve
the Captain at midnight and WAS worn out
from his long watch during the gsle CT
the night before. Mr.. Hill made his
appearance shortly after i o'clock. The
lights had been ordered out, but the
fl.ckeliag rays from lamp in the gang
way still shone ont to the deck, ss have
already stated. We could see everything
easily, as cur eyes had become used to
the darkness while we had been waiting.
When the young officer announced him
self ready for the performance, the ships
physician proceeded to place him in &
chair. rubbed his eyelids down with sew
eral passes of his thumbs, encircled the
head with his foredngers and thumbs
pressed hard between the young officers
brows, and saw him fall back in the chair
dead asleep.
snow, Miss South" said Dr.. Stock
ham, "send him where you like, but not
to far, as these journeys we make him
tske cry him exceedingly, and he has
too grave responsibilities on his shout
ders tonight after y o'clock TO justifaoly
per@is of our fatiguing him much. Well,
where shall he gn?"
Let him go TO No. rs, First Place,
Brooklyn, where live"
GAN ri1ht - kIr Hill cave q great